South Leigh: 30th September

South Leigh
2 Raven 18:20.

Richard Catling

Chipping Norton: 30th September

Chipping Norton
2 Raven: Over woods near Chastleton W of CN. SP258283. 14:00.
16 House Martin: SP258283. 14:00.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir: 30th September

Farmoor Reservoir
Great White Egret: On Shrike Meadow with a couple of Little Egrets. SP438060. 11:00.

Brian Walker

Courtesy of Brian Walker.

Caulcot: 30th September

Caulcot
24 Golden Plover 10:24.
4 Grey Partridge 10:24.

Colin Oram

Didcot Lydalls Road: 30th September

Didcot Lydalls Road
Ring-necked Parakeet: Flew through garden. SU524904. 07:29.

William Lester

Chipping Norton: 29th September

Chipping Norton
Raven: Over woods near Chastleton W of CN. SP258283. 15:30.
Kestrel: SP258283. 15:30.
30 House Martin: SP258283. 15:30.

Steve Akers

Standlake Pit 60: 29th September

Standlake Pit 60
3 Marsh Harrier: As I've suspected for a few days, a new cream crown has joined the regular juv cream crown and the adult male that appears periodically. The cream crowns are v similar but there are subtle plumage differences. 15:38.
Great White Egret 15:38.
Hobby: juv. Hunting ... High over reserve. 15:38.
44 Teal 15:38.
2 Shoveler 15:38.
Meadow Pipit: 22. 15:38.

Mick Cunningham

Sarsgrove: 29th September

Sarsgrove
Whinchat: ad male. With the Stonechat. 10:30.
4 Stonechat: 2m, 2f. 10:30.
100 Meadow Pipit: At least 100 probably more. 10:30.
18 Skylark 10:30.
3 House Martin 10:30.
8 Buzzard: Five over Sarsgrove Wood; three very high over toward Chipping Norton. 10:30.

Steve Akers

Green Sandpipers Bicester Wetlands
Courtesy of Patricia Clissold.

 

Farmoor Reservoir 29th September

Mediterranean Gull 1w F2 a.m (D.L)

Rock Pipit along causeway yesterday.

Farmoor Reservoir: 28th September

Caspian Gull 1w early evening 

Cattle Egret

(per Lew)

30 Barnacle Goose: approx. 11:00.
80 Snow Goose: Approx. 11:00.
2 Common Sandpiper 11:00.
10 House Martin: Minimum. 11:00.
Wheatear 11:00.
Yellow-legged Gull 11:00.
4 Grey Wagtail 11:00.

(per Simon Cousins, J Blunt)

Caspian Gull courtesy of Lew

Notice Otmoor rspb

Unfortunately there has been a recent spate of cars being broken in to and valuables taken at the Otmoor rspb carpark.

PLEASE do not leave anything of value on view in your car.

Sarsgrove: 28th September

Sarsgrove
5 Stonechat: 3m, 2f. SP303250. 10:00.
120 Meadow Pipit: Mippits everywhere - filling the sky - beautiful! SP303250. 10:00.
2 Chiffchaff: SP303250. 10:00.
23 Swallow: SP303250. 10:00.
11 Yellowhammer: SP303250. 10:00.
Kestrel: juv fem. SP303250. 10:00.

Steve Akers

Sarsgrove: 27th September

Sarsgrove
70 Goldfinch: Large flock by Sarsgrove Farm. 16:30.
23 Meadow Pipit 16:30.
7 Mistle Thrush 16:30.
40 Starling 16:30.
2 Kestrel 16:30.

Steve Akers

Farmoor - 27 September 2023

 

5 Adult Whooper Swans. Initially on F2, they left to the East at 1150 before returning onto F1 and then leaving at 1240

Chipping Norton: 27th September

Chipping Norton
2 Stonechat: ad male. In scrub beyond small lake near Cornwell. 11:00.
2 Chiffchaff 11:00.
40 Swallow: 40 probably more migrating through. 11:00.
6 House Martin 11:00.
7 Meadow Pipit 11:00.
2 Reed Bunting: ad male. 11:00.
Kestrel: ad. 11:00.

Steve Akers

Chipping Norton: 26th September

Chipping Norton
2 Spotted Flycatcher: Close to small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 16:30.
4 Stonechat: 2m, 2f. SP283268. 16:30.
2 Chiffchaff: SP283268. 16:30.
18 House Martin: SP283268. 16:30.
2 Reed Bunting: SP283268. 16:30.
7 Meadow Pipit: SP283268. 16:30.

Steve Akers

Hobby with Swallow Culham 23/9 courtesy of Jim Bennett.

 

Aston Upthorpe: 26th September

Aston Upthorpe
4 Whinchat: Two separate groups of 2 2 located at SU537828 and the other 2 at SU543828. SU537828. 18:00.
3 Stonechat: SU544828. 18:00.

Steve Violette

Farmoor Reservoir 26th September

No sign of the 1w Grey Phalarope

Common Sandpiper 2

Dunlin 

Yellow-legged Gull 

(per Jacek, D.Dine)

Courtesy of D.Dine

Long Hanborough: 26th September

Long Hanborough
3 Spotted Flycatcher: SP406143. 13:14.

Emma Hollis

Sarsgrove: 26th September

Sarsgrove
4 Stonechat: 2m, 2f. 10:15.
24 Meadow Pipit 10:15.
Kestrel 10:15.

Steve Akers

Woodstock: Shipton Slade Farm: 25th September

Woodstock: Shipton Slade Farm
500 Goldfinch: At least 500 flying to and from a field of sheep alongside Sansom's Lane near Budds Close.
10 Skylark: At least 10 in field near Budds Close.

Woodstock
2 House Martin: still feeding young at nest site in Randolph Avenue.

Bob Pomfret

Aston Upthorpe: 25th September

Whinchat
Stonechat

Wheatear

John Taylor

Blenheim: 25th September

Blenheim
2 Great White Egret: Roosted on Queen Pool island with 3 little egrets. No remaining cattle egrets. 19:15.

Gareth Casburn

Farmoor Reservoir 25th September

Grey Phalarope 1w still present on F1 off of the N/E bank late afternoon. 

(D.L H.W & Ralph Watts, RBA).

Dunlin (per Ralph Watts).

Goosander 18:45 off S/W bank ofF2 with Greylag flock (per Steve Sansom).

No sign of reported Black-necked Grebe or Scaup.

Goosander courtesy of Steve Sansom.

Chinnor: 25th September

Chinnor
Wheatear: In field south of barn. SP753018. 13:00.
Raven: Flying north. SP753018. 13:00.

David Stracey

Chalgrove: 25th September

Chalgrove
Reed Warbler: by Monument Business Park. 14:30.

Nicholas Boyd

Chipping Norton: 25th September

Chipping Norton
2 Raven: Over Chastleton Down woods W of CN. 10:00.

Steve Akers

Green Woodpecker Culham 23/9 
Courtesy of Jim Bennett.

 

Otmoor rspb 25th September

Crane 3 this morning but mobile (K.N).

Farmoor Reservoir 24th September

Black-necked Grebe reported on F2 17:15 (per RBA)

Scaup female type reported 23/9 (per Birdguides).

3 Yellow Wagtail: 3 flavas on east bank F1. 
(Per Mick Cunningham).

Farmoor Reservoir: 24th September

Grey Phalarope: still on F2 close by causeway

18:00 (per Peter Law et al).

Turnstone 6 (per SNT)

Standlake Pit 60: 24th September

Standlake Pit 60
Marsh Harrier: juv. Usual individual. 13:36.
Hobby: juv. High over pit. Hassled by crows. 13:36.
44 Teal 13:36.
Sparrowhawk 13:36.
Great White Egret 13:36.
2 Shoveler 13:36.
Lapwing: 20. 13:36.
14 Cormorant: No DCC! 13:36.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir; 24 September 2023

10-11:00

Grey Phalarope (F2 causeway)

Turnstone 6 (F2 causeway briefly)

Common Sandpiper 3

Old Caley's Diary

Farmoor

Grey Phalarope 

Sarsgrove: 24th September

Sarsgrove
3 Stonechat: 1m, 2f. Still present. 18:30.

Steve Akers

Grey Phalarope Farmoor Reservoir courtesy of Kyle Smith.

Birdwatch Britannia

 

Carterton/Alvescot: 23rd September

Carterton/Alvescot
300 Meadow Pipit: late pm. firstly - at least a 100 put up from stubble by a sparrowhawk. Later I noted flocks totalling c200 descending from very high = c200. 20:43.
11 Yellowhammer: put up by sparrowhawk. 20:43.
2 Siskin: heard twice overhead, nut not seen. Not a wooded area and not recorded here by me. Both times mipits were in the air too. 20:43.

Mick Cunningham

Lye Valley, Oxford: 23rd September

 

Adult male Sparrowhawk, also the first Lesser Redpoll and Siskin of the autumn overhead. 

Farmoor Reservoir 23rd September

GREY PHALAROPE found by Dave Lowe and still present off N/E bank of F1. 17:16.

(per Yacky Morris, Glen Pascoe, Nick Truby et al).

Marsh Harrier over F1 09:42 (per Dave Lowe).

No sign of the Common Scoter.

Courtesy of Yacky Morris.

Courtesy of Dave Lowe.

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 23rd September

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course
2 Stonechat 08:30.
12 Meadow Pipit 08:30.
27 Little Grebe 08:30.
3 Cormorant 08:30.
Grey Wagtail 08:30.
4 Gadwall 08:30.
15 Chiffchaff 08:30.
15 Linnet 08:30.
35 Swallow 08:30.
3 Yellow Wagtail 08:30.

Nick Marriner

Farmoor Reservoir 22nd September

Common Scoter still present on F2 off of western bank 17:14 (D.L)

Turnstone 2 along causeway 10:25 (per RBA).

Great white Egret flew south over F1 17:17 (A.L)

Goosander 19:10 at southern end of F2 (D.L)

Common Scoter courtesy of D.L.

Farmoor Reservoir: 22nd September

Farmoor Reservoir
Mediterranean Gull: 1st cyc. 19:10.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor, 22nd September

 

Turnstones © David Hastings

Sarsgrove: 22nd September

22nd September

Sarsgrove
3 Stonechat: SP305250. 10:30.
Raven: SP305250. 10:30.
100 Swallow: Over 100 through from 10.00-11.00 migrating low and fast in a line North/South over the fields and over Sarsgrove Wood - this seems a traditional established route for generations of Hirundines and I have observed this here over many years. SP305250. 10:00.
50 House Martin: In mixed groups with Swallow. SP305250. 10:00.
15 Meadow Pipit: SP305250. 10:00.
8 Skylark: SP305250. 10:00.

Steve Akers

Port Meadow: 22nd September

Port Meadow
50 Barnacle Goose: In middle of meadow opposite Burgess Field gate. 13:40.
Goosander: fem. On river upstream of the Perch. Possibly juvenile as it appeared small. 13:40.

Andrew Siantonas

Otmoor rspb 22nd September

Cattle Egret 18

Crane 3 (2 unringed birds on Ashgrave).

(per Richard Ebbs).

Sarsgrove: 21st September

Sarsgrove
115 Meadow Pipit: Large number of Meadow Pippit circling over field closest to road and settled to roost; smaller groups on wires cleaning and preening feathers. 18:00.
Raven 18:00.
80 Goldfinch: Close to the equestrian yard. 18:00.
3 Mistle Thrush 18:00.
Yellowhammer: male. Flying with the Pippits. 18:00.
Kestrel: juv. 18:00.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir 21st September

Common Scoter above and below courtesy of Bryan Manston.

Chinnor: Chinnor Hill: 21st September

Chinnor: Chinnor Hill
Firecrest: 100 metres north of the car park. SP767003. 10:00.

David Stracey

Farmoor Reservoir 21st September

3 Knot: on F1 causeway. 11:00 -11:15 then flew north.

Common Scoter: drake. Still on F2, viewable from causeway. 11:30.

(per Peter Law)

Both photos courtesy of Peter Law.

Three Knot along F1 causeway from 11:00 to 11:15, then flushed by moving vehicle and flew north

A fourth (?) Knot at 11:50

Grimsbury Reservoir: 21st September

Grimsbury Reservoir
Wheatear
3 Common Sandpiper

Gareth Blockley

Farmoor Reservoir 20th September

Common Scoter still on F2 off of western bank near hide at 17:53 (per Paul Butler).

Farmoor Reservoir 19th September

Caspian Gull imm in roost (per Mick Cunningham).

Stanton St. John: Stanton St. John Pit: 19th September

Stanton St. John: Stanton St. John Pit
21 Little Grebe
110 Mallard
14 Tufted Duck

Blenheim: Queen Pool
2 Great White Egret
2 Cattle Egret
Little Egret
31 Gadwall
Sand Martin: with 100 + house martins feeding over the lake.
100 House Martin: At least 100, probably many more, feeding over the lake.

Bob Pomfret

Sonning Eye GPs: 19th September

Sonning Eye GPs
Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 12:54.

Marek Walford

Harwell Laboratory: Rutherford Laboratory: 19th September

Harwell Laboratory: Rutherford Laboratory
Hobby

Mark Merritt

Farmoor Reservoir 18th September

1700-1830hrs

Black Tern 1 - juvenile

Ringed Plover 1

Tubney/Frilford Heath Golf Course: 17th September.

Dartford Warbler: one recorded calling yesterday at dusk, just south of Tubney, where the public footpath begins to cross Frilford Heath Golf Course, about here (per Jan Kamler). 

Farmoor

Knot - 2 

Ringed Plover - 5 (1 on causeway and 4 flying over F2)

Sarsgrove: 18th September

Sarsgrove
4 Stonechat: 2m, 2f. In hedge close to Sarsgrove Farm (Private Rd). SP304246. 11:00.
Yellow Wagtail: SP304246. 11:00.
3 Pied Wagtail: SP304246. 11:00.
5 Meadow Pipit: Feeding close by the Stonechat. SP304246. 11:00.
60 Goldfinch: Large flock perched on wires over the equestrian yard. SP304246. 11:00.
6 Mistle Thrush: 3 adults, 3 juv. SP304246. 11:00.
2 Kestrel: Juv made unsuccessful attempt to predate goldfinch flock - everything scattered for cover. SP304246. 11:00.
20 House Martin: Flying through heading SSE. SP304246. 11:00.
5 Swallow: SP304246. 11:00.

Steve Akers

Otmoor rspb 18th September

Crane 2 on the Closes 11:37 (K.N)

All photos courtesy of Richard Stevens.

Woodstock: Old Woodstock: 18th September

Woodstock: Old Woodstock
Stonechat: In field adjacent to Field Barn Farm. 09:30.

Gareth Casburn

Farmoor Reservoir 18th September

Knot 2 along causeway 09:32 

(per Conor MacKenzie) 

Sarsgrove: 17th September

Sarsgrove
3 Stonechat 18:15.
Swallow 18:15.
Green Woodpecker 18:15.

Steve Akers

Farmoor 17th evening

2 Ruff
Dunlin
2 ringed plover
Yellow wagtail

Morning:
1 Ruff through
Peregrine
4 common sandpiper


Sent from my iPhone

Ringed Plover Farmoor Reservoir 16/9
Courtesy of John Workman.

 

Chipping Norton: 17th September

Chipping Norton
Peregrine: ad male. At the small lake near Cornwell - flew over quite low heading SE over the copse and toward CN - put up lots of the local Stock Dove and Wood Pidgeon. SP283268. 13:00.
3 Reed Bunting: SP283268. 13:00.
10 Swallow: SP283268. 13:00.
6 House Martin: SP283268. 13:00.
3 Chiffchaff: SP283268. 13:00.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir: 16th September

Farmoor Reservoir
Caspian Gull: 1st cycle. evening roost. 23:34.
Common Sandpiper 23:34.
Ringed Plover: juv. 23:34.

Mick Cunningham

Churn: 16th September

Churn
4 Stonechat: 2m, 2f. 17:30.
30 Linnet 17:30.
2 Yellowhammer: m. 17:30.

Steve Akers

Blewbury: 16th September

Blewbury
2 Wheatear: In ploughed field beneath Blewbury Hill near footpath. 16:00.

Steve Akers

Shilton: 16th September

Shilton
2 Spotted Flycatcher: Possibly more. 15:04.

Mick Cunningham

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 15th September

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake
3 Great White Egret
Cattle Egret: 1.
6 Little Egret
2 Kingfisher
24 Barnacle Goose
6 Egyptian Goose
Mandarin Duck: male.
Teal: fem.
4 Shoveler
30 Great Crested Grebe

Bob Pomfret

Sarsgrove: 16th September

Sarsgrove
Peregrine: Circled over then flew S over Sarsgrove Wood. 10:30.
2 Stonechat: ad pair. 10:30.
Raven: High over. 10:30.
Green Woodpecker: H/O. 10:30.
20 Goldfinch 10:30.
6 Swallow 10:30.

Steve Akers

Dix Pit: 16th September

Dix Pit
Kingfisher: My first record in nearly 30 visits over 2.5 years. 09:15.
Willow Warbler: With group of Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Lont Tailed Tits, Goldcrest... chased away by a Chiffchaff. 09:15.
4 Wigeon: 1m3f. 09:15.

Glen Pascoe

Bicester Wetland Reserve Saturday 16th September

 37 Snipe
6 Green Sandpiper
80 Teal
8 Gadwall
1 Kingfisher
2 Cetti's Warbler

A Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Otmoor rspb 16th September

Crane 3 on Ashgrave 08:22 (J.U).

Farmoor Reservoir 16th September

Ringed Plover 3 (per Andy Last).

Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park: 15th September

Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park
Redstart: f.
Also, on Wednesday per Steve Lavington

Adam Hartley

Farmoor Reservoir 15th September

Mediterranean Gull 1  -  juvenile moulting into first winter plumage

Ringed Plover 2

Dunlin 4

Blewbury 15th September

Manx Shearwater taken in to care at Oxford Wildlife Rescue.

Farmoor Reservoir 15th September

Ringed Plover 2

Dunlin 3

Common Sandpiper 

Little Egret 

(Per CRW)

Woodstock 15th September

In the fields north of Woodstock.

Cattle egret - 6 with the cattle near Stratford Bridge. 7 yesterday in the perfect part of the field for viewing them. 

Hundreds of swallows and house martins moving south yesterday and today. Meadow pipits noticeable too.

Lesser whitethroat - 1

Bullfinch - 4

 

Chipping Norton: 15th September

Chipping Norton
70 Swallow: Swallow gathering to migrate - Oxon/Glocs border near Chastleton. SP253275. 10:00.
4 Chiffchaff: SP253275. 10:00.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir 14th September

Little Gull 1 juvenile present until dusk

Caspian Gull 1w 16:00 (per RBA)

Mediterranean Gull 1 juvenile in gull roost

Dunlin 3

Common Sandpiper 2

Common Starling leucistic individual still

Little Egret 6

Farmoor - 14 Sept 2023

Juv/1st winter Little Gull

Juv Med Gull

3 Common Gulls

3 Dunlin

Little Gull

Chinnor: Cement Works: 14th September

Chinnor: Cement Works
Spotted Flycatcher: South of Fishing Lake. 11:00.

David Stracey

Farmoor Reservoir: 14th September

Farmoor Reservoir
Hobby: Forgot to add this. 18:54.

Mick Cunningham

Faringdon 14th September

Yellow-browed Warbler reported at Eaton Wood 
c51.6651-1.6250 (per RBA).

Willow Warbler Devils Punchbowl Courtesy of Lew.

RSPB Otmoor 14 September

Hobby 2
Kestrel 2

Marsh Harrier 1

Cattle Egret 8

Little Egret 2

Standlake Pit 60: 14th September

Standlake Pit 60
Marsh Harrier: juv. The cream crown with brown breast and small pale shoulder patch. 15:53.
2 Common Sandpiper 15:53.

Mick Cunningham

Hobby Otmoor rspb 
Courtesy of Mitch Harris

 

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 14th September

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Crane: Calling from Ashgrave outside wetlands watch hide. 15:38.

J Blunt

Farmoor Reservoir: 14th September

Farmoor Reservoir
Turnstone: juv. Flew in from North. Landed bit flushed by walkers. Went NE. could still be around. Thought I heard rock pipit but couldn't see so not recorded. Worth a look for. 13:48.
Dunlin: juv. With some 1w scaps. 13:48.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor (Pinkhill) 13th September

 

Little Egret © David Hastings

Iffley Meadows 13th September

Whinchat (per Wayne Bull).

Farmoor Reservoir 13th September

Dunlin 8

Ringed Plover 1

Common Sandpiper 1

Little Egret 7

Water Rail 1

Common Raven 2

Yellow Wagtail 1

Common Starling 1  leucistic individual still in starling flock around the works buildings

Sarsgrove: 13th September

Sarsgrove
31 Meadow Pipit 17:30.
Green Woodpecker: juv. 17:30.
Kestrel: fem. 17:30.

Steve Akers

Church Farm Backwaters, Day's Lock, 13/9/23

 Juv/female Garganey, still present but elusive.

Cattle Egret, at least 9 this a m.

Great White Egret, ACX colour ring from RSPB Ham Wall still present.

Little Egret, 3.

Ruff, 2 flew over south 

Golden Plover, 1 over.

Hobby.

Blenheim 13th September

Barnacle goose - 30 of the naturalised UK flock have been present for a few days. I managed to see a couple with yellow darvic rings. Sightings can be reported on the Waterbird Colour-Marking Group website. Below shows the history of a couple of these birds present at Blenheim.